Two hundred four projects have been approved for participation in the FY 2013 Neighborhood Investment Program.
The Neighborhood Investment Program (NIP) Advisory Board met Sept. 7, 2012, to review and evaluate 214 applications requesting approximately $10.1 million in tax credits. Upon the Board’s recommendation, the Director of the West Virginia Development Office, Secretary Keith Burdette, certified 204 applications/projects for $3,000,000 in tax credit.
NIP was established by the West Virginia Legislature in 1996 to increase charitable giving to local non-profit organizations. The program allows 501(c)3 designated charitable organizations to apply for tax credit vouchers. These organizations then distribute the vouchers to businesses and individuals who contribute to the organizations. By donating to approved NIP organizations, contributors can support their communities and receive 50 percent of the contributed amount in credits to reduce the following West Virginia taxes: Corporate Net Income Tax; Business Franchise Tax; and Personal Income Tax. At the close of FY 2012, the NIP enabled participating organizations to leverage approximately $5.7 million in donations.
The West Virginia Legislature sets aside $3 million annually in state tax credits for the NIP. To participate, a 501(c)3 organization must apply to the West Virginia Development Office. Applicants are evaluated on a number of criteria before being approved by the NIP Advisory Board. Participants have until June 30, 2013, to distribute their allocation of NIP tax credits. The minimum eligible donation upon which a tax credit can be issued is $500. The maximum donation for a tax credit is $200,000.
The following non-profit organizations have been certified for participation in the FY 2013 Neighborhood Investment Program:
Barbour County:
• Mountain Hospice
Berkeley County:
• Berkeley County Congregational Cooperative Action Project, Inc. d/b/a CCAP/Loaves and Fishes
• Boys & Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle
• Community Networks, Inc.
• Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation
• Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Libraries
• Panhandle Home Health, Inc.
Braxton County:
• Braxton County Senior Citizens Center, Inc.
• Braxton County Memorial Hospital
• Mountaineer Food Bank, Inc.
Brooke County:
• A Child’s Place CASA, Ltd.
• Change, Inc.
• Family Connections, Inc.
Cabell County:
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Tri-State, Inc.
• Cabell-Huntington Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.
• Ebenezer Medical Outreach, Inc. (EMO)
• Faith in Action of the River Cities, Inc.
• First Stage Theatre Company
• Foundation for the Tri-State Community, Inc.
• Hospice of Huntington, Inc.
• Huntington Area Habitat for Humanity
• Huntington City Mission
• Huntington Symphony Orchestra
• John W. Hereford Boys and Girls Clubs of Huntington
• Mountwest Foundation, Inc.
• Prestera Foundation for Behavioral Health Services, Inc.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Tri-State
• St. John’s House Learning & Development Center, Inc.
• The Healing Place of Huntington
• The Lunar Stratagem
• The Salvation Army – A Georgia Corporation
• Young Men’s Christian Association of Huntington
Fayette County:
• American Red Cross – Fayette-Nicholas Chapter
• Southern Appalachian Labor School
Greenbrier County:
• Carnegie Hall, Inc.
• CASA of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, WV, Inc.
• Child and Youth Advocacy Center
• Davis-Stuart, Inc.
• Greenbrier County Committee on Aging, Inc.
• Greenbrier County Youth Camp, Inc.
• Greenbrier Historical Society/North House Museum
• Greenbrier Valley Theatre
• Rainelle Community Development Corporation
• Shepherd’s Center of Greenbrier Valley (SCGV)
• The Family Refuge Center
• The Tutoring Center Foundation
• Trillium Collective Ltd. d/b/a Trillium Performing Arts Collective
• United Way of the Greenbrier Valley
• Wellspring of Greenbrier, Inc.
• WV School of Osteopathic Medicine Foundation, Inc.
Harrison County:
• American Red Cross – North Central West Virginia Chapter
• Criss-Cross, Inc.
• Foundation for Children, Families, and Communities of West Virginia, Inc.
• Genesis Youth Crisis Center, Inc.
• Harrison County Child Abuse Task Force
• Health Access
Jackson County:
• Main Street Ripley
Jefferson County:
• American Red Cross – Eastern Panhandle Chapter
• Charles Town Health Right, Inc. d/b/a Eastern Panhandle Free Clinic
• Good Shepherd Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers
• Shepherdstown Day Care, Inc.
Kanawha County:
• Alzheimer’s Association, West Virginia Chapter
• American Red Cross, Central West Virginia Chapter
• Appalachian Children’s Chorus (ACC)
• Believe in West Virginia
• Charleston Area Medical Center Foundation, Inc.
• Charleston Ballet, Inc.
• Charleston East End Main Street, Inc.
• Charleston West Side Main Street, Inc.
• Children’s Home Society of West Virginia
• Children’s Therapy Clinic, Inc.
• Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia
• Covenant House
• DAYMARK, Incorporated
• East End Family Resource Center
• Fairness West Virginia Institute, Inc.
• Festiv-ALL Charleston
• Gabriel Project of West Virginia
• Girl Scouts of the Black Diamond Council
• Good News Mountaineer Garage
• Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha and Putnam County
• HospiceCare
• Kanawha Pastoral Counseling Center
• Kanawha Valley Fellowship Home, Inc.
• Legal Aid of West Virginia (LAWV)
• Manna Meal, Inc.
• Mountain Mission
• Rea of Hope Fellowship Home, Inc.
• Read Aloud West Virginia of Kanawha County, Inc.
• Religious Coalition for Community Renewal
• River City Youth Ballet Ensemble
• Roark-Sullivan Lifeway Center, Inc.
• Special Olympics West Virginia
• Tamarack Foundation
• The Arc of the Three Rivers
• The Appalachian Reading Center, Inc.
• The Education Alliance – Business and Community for Public Schools, Inc.
• The Salvation Army – A Georgia Corporation
• The West Virginia Child Advocacy Network
• The Foundation for the Thomas Memorial and St. Francis Hospitals – Caring for Generations
• The Foundation for the Thomas Memorial and St. Francis Hospitals – GAP Program
• The Foundation for the Thomas Memorial and St. Francis Hospitals – Infant Car Seat Program
• Tyler Mountain/Cross Lanes Community Services
• Union Mission Ministries
• United Way of Central West Virginia
• West Virginia Health Right, Inc.
• West Virginia Public Broadcasting Foundation, Inc.
• West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
• Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, Inc.
• WV FREE
• WV Music Hall of Fame, Inc.
• YWCA of Charleston, WV
Logan County:
• Dignity Hospice of Southern WV
• The Logan County Child Advocacy Center
Marion County:
• Fairmont Community Development Partnership
• Fairmont State Foundation, Inc.
• Main Street Fairmont
• Marion County Habitat for Humanity
• Task Force on Domestic Violence, “HOPE, Inc.”
• The Connecting Link, Inc.
• West Virginia Rescue Ministries
Marshall County:
• Appalachian Outreach, Inc.
Mercer County:
• Bluefield State College Foundation
• Community Foundation of the Virginias, Inc.
• Concord University Foundation
• Princeton Community Hospital Foundation, Inc.
• Westminster At Wade, dba Wade Center
Mineral County:
• Burlington United Methodist Family Services, Inc.
Mingo County:
• ABLE Families
• Coalfield Community Action Partnership, Inc.
Monongalia County:
• American Red Cross
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters of North Central WV
• Chestnut Mountain Ranch
• Christian Help, Inc.
• Main Street Morgantown
• Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northern West Virginia
• Milan Puskar Health Right
• Mon County Habitat for Humanity
• Monongalia County Youth Services Center/CASA For Kids, Inc.
• Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club
• Outreach Center, Inc.
• Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center
• River Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross
• Stepping Stones
• West Virginia Fund for Law in the Public Interest
• WVU Children’s Hospital c/o WVU Hospitals Inc.
• WVU Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• WVU Extension Service
• WVU Foundation, Inc. (on behalf of West Virginia University Need-Based Scholarships)
• Your Community Foundation, Inc.
Monroe County:
• Monroe County Education Foundation, Inc.
Nicholas County:
• Nicholas County Community Foundation
• Summersville Regional Medical Center
Ohio County:
• Augusta Levy Learning Center (ALLC)
• Catholic Charities West Virginia
• Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley
• Crittenton Foundation, Inc.
• Faith in Action Caregivers, Inc.
• Family Service-Upper Ohio Valley
• Greater Wheeling Coalition for the Homeless
• Harmony House, Inc.
• Oglebay Institute
• St. John’s Home for Children
• The Children’s Home of Wheeling, Inc.
• The Children’s Museum of the Ohio Valley
• The King’s Daughters Child Care Centers, Inc.
• The Oglebay Foundation
• West Virginia Northern Community College Foundation
• Wheeling Health Right, Inc.
• Wheeling Jesuit University
• Wheeling Symphony Society, Inc.
• Young Women’s Christian Association of Wheeling
• Youth Services System, Inc.
Pocahontas County:
• High Rocks Educational Corporation
Preston County:
• Kingwood Main Street
Putnam County:
• The Center for Rural Health Development, Inc.
Raleigh County:
• Beckley Area Foundation, Inc.
• Citizens Conservation Corps of West Virginia
• Hospice of Southern WV, Inc.
• Just For Kids, Inc.
• New River Community and Technical College Foundation
• Raleigh County Commission on Aging, Inc.
• School of Harmony
• Theatre Arts of West Virginia
• WV Professional Dance Company
Randolph County:
• Davis & Elkins College
• Davis Health System Foundation
• Kump Education Center
• Randolph County Community Arts Council
• Randolph/Tucker Children’s Advocacy Center
Roane County:
• Roane County College Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
Summers County:
• Hinton Area Foundation
Upshur County:
• West Virginia Wesleyan College
Wetzel County:
• ArtsLink, Inc.
Wirt County:
• Wirt County Health Services Association
Wood County:
• Allohak Council, Boy Scouts of America
• American Red Cross Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter
• Community Resources, Inc.
• Good Samaritan Clinic
• Parkersburg Area Community Foundation & Regional Affiliates
• Parkersburg Art Center, Inc.
• The Salvation Army
• WVU at Parkersburg Foundation
• Women’s Care Center
• Wood County Habitat for Humanity
For contact information for the FY 2013 Neighborhood Investment Program participants or additional information on the program, contact Ellen Vance with the West Virginia Development Office at 304-957-2072 or toll-free at 800-982-3386. You can also view the FY 2013 NIP participants, along with contact information, at www.wvdo.org/downloads.